At first, of course, he liked her much, much more than she liked him. Although Adriano Celentano was already a famous performer and actor, and even starred in Fellini’s own film, and Claudia Mori was an aspiring and little-known actress, she responded briefly to all his attempts to make advances: “No.” It was in 1963, on the set of the film One Strange Guy. The world was completely different then, it seems even the sun shone brighter...
Celentano invited Claudia on a date several times, she shook her head: not with you.
Biography
The actress's real name is Claudia Moroni, sometimes pronounced Claudia Moreno. Born in Rome on February 12, 1944. Creative career includes both filming and producing (since 1987). Claudia Mori
They also know her as a singer.
Claudia Mori in her youth
began her creative career as a music hall performer.
A performance in San Remo in 1970 gave victory to Claudia and Adriano Celentano
with their composition “Chi non lavora non fa l'amore”, and in 1975 Mori was recognized as the most successful performer in Italy.
Acquaintance
Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori
they first met each other in person during the filming of the film “Some Strange Guy” in 1963. Before that, the actress had already worked in the films “Cerasella” (1959);
“Rocco and His Brothers” (Claudia Mori
starred with A. Delon, 1960), directed by L. Visconti; “Sodom and Gomorrah”, directed by R. Aldrichi (1962). She was extraordinarily beautiful, smart, talented and selective in men. The singer regularly held concerts in Rome and organized tours in France.
Constantly surrounded by a crowd of numerous fans, the actress at first did not pay anyone any attention to Adriano, having heard about his reputation as a hooligan and shocking macho.
Her partner’s appearance reminded her of a monkey, and her irrepressible energy made the girl stay away. The beloved in the film, Celentano, repeatedly made attempts to invite his intractable partner on a date, complimenting her and persistently showing courtship. Although at that time Celentano had a girlfriend with whom he was dating - Milena Cantu. The poor thing had no idea that she would soon be abandoned by her temperamental groom for a new passion.
Confession
One incident changed everything. During the filming of one of the last scenes of the film Mori, the child's mother, who played the child, became so angry on the set that she accidentally spilled water on the wires. An electrical short circuit occurred, which led to the ceiling explosion. Celentano was injured by glass shards and had scratches on his forehead and cheek. Embarrassed by what was happening, Mori hurried to wipe the blood from her partner's face and apologize. The young man was not at a loss and, taking advantage of the moment, immediately invited Mori for a cup of coffee at a nearby cafe. Feeling guilty for the accident, the well-mannered girl could not refuse.
The first dates did not last long, ending with a couple of kisses. After the premiere of their joint film, Celentano and Mori stopped dating. He started giving concerts, but she wasn’t into the relationship enough to continue it.
But, once flaring up, passion for the young beauty haunted Adriano. One day he sent Claudia an invitation card to his performance. Mori, without any second thoughts, accepted him and came as a guest. The performance of the famous performer was a great success; at the finale of the concert, he sang an amazingly beautiful composition about love and from the stage confessed his tender feelings for the guest Mori .
Wedding
The popularity of the performer, his crowd of fans and recognition from the stage to the girl did their job. The romance, which had stopped for a while, flared up with renewed vigor.
In the summer, July 14, 1964, the couple secretly got married. Not wanting to advertise their act and avoiding the intrusion of the paparazzi into personal relationships, they scheduled the painting for three o'clock in the morning in the Church of San Francesco in Grosseto.
Only the closest friends were invited to the wedding. During the ceremony, witnesses almost fell asleep while walking, Adriano complained of a headache, and Claudia found the groom’s tie inappropriate for the wedding and the couple quarreled for the first time.
At the end of the ceremony, the wedding rings of the bride and groom were removed. They saw the old custom as “bourgeois ties” and never put on their rings again.
Later, in 1987, during Celentano and Mori’s visit to Moscow, the husband gives an interview about the actors he loved in his youth. He admitted that he really liked Ava Gardner, and Claudia was especially similar to her, but better and more beautiful. That's why he chose Mori as his wife.
Prioritization
After the wedding, Celentano's wife, Claudia Mori, knowing the restless, violent character of her husband and seeing the crowds of eager fans, decides to take a desperate step - She sacrifices her own creative career to family happiness. Celentano's fans did not give way to their idol, stopped his car, called him at night, confessed their love. Fully supporting her husband in all his endeavors, Claudia becomes his image maker, support, lawyer and director.
Who is Claudia Mori
The name of the actress Claudia Moroni is pronounced differently: in one version Claudia Moreno, in the second - Claudia Moroni.
But everyone knows her under the name Claudia Mori. She was born in 1944 and celebrates her birthday on February 12th. The woman’s career is directly related to cinema - she is known both as an actress participating in the filming of many films and as a producer.
The woman began to master the latter profession in 1987. The actress also successfully developed her vocal talent, which is why she is known to many for her songs.
The beginning of Claudia's creative career is directly related to the music hall. In 1970, after a joint duet with A. Celentano with the song “Chi non lavora non fa l'amore”, she won. Five years later in Italy she was recognized as the performer who achieved the greatest success.
Support and promotion of husband
Not many people know that Celentano’s stage image was entirely invented by his wife. She made her husband a flamboyant hooligan, dressed in provocative clothes and painted his left eye with paints depicting a bruise. Resourceful Claudia went through all the Rome and Milan flea markets to choose costumes for Adriano.
Claudia Mori and Adriano Celentano were the center of public attention in Sanremo. Guests of the concert noticed how devotedly the wife looked at her husband, held his hand and sang with him.
Victory at the song competition Chi non lavora non fa l'amore “He who doesn’t work, doesn’t make love” in 1970 brought unprecedented success to the outrageous performer, fans tore his clothes, and one of them snuck into their marital room and hid in bedroom! Claudia admitted that such a clear success of her husband among all the women in the world flattered her as the chosen one of the star.
One day Celentano was admitted to the hospital, and the next morning he saw a crowd of people under the windows of the hospital ward. Having asked the doctor what it all meant, he received the answer that some reporter had confused two patients, one of whom had died, and the other turned out to be Adriano himself. So the fans came to say goodbye to their beloved singer. After this incident, the enterprising wife of her star husband constantly came up with ways to whet the paparazzi’s interest in her own family.
A grateful husband always obeyed his wife’s inventions, turning the marriage into a mutually beneficial cooperation.
Another invention of Claudia one fine day gathered all the reporters of the city around Adriano. He dressed in indecently short mini-shorts, took a pillow under his head and lay down on the railway tracks near his home in Briand, trying to commit suicide. Claudia tried to inform everyone about this. Many reporters, journalists, and onlookers came running to see the Italian’s prank. Mori was the last to arrive. When they began to ask her what was happening, she, not paying attention to anyone, scolded her husband at all costs and asked him to get off the rails. Celentano stood up just in front of the train, and the reconciliation of the spouses was recorded by all news outlets present.
Later, journalists managed to find out that all this was a set-up, and Celentano himself almost died of fear when he heard the whistle of an approaching train. However, the next premiere of the film with the controversial actor was a huge success.
Claudia constantly came up with ways to increase her husband's rating. She even turned the birth of her first daughter into a show . During the happy event, the new father did not leave his phone for days, as he was touring in France. Upon arrival in Italy, he presented his wife and the entire maternity hospital with flowers. When the first photograph of baby Rosita was taken, Celentano, seemingly by chance, ended up on a television show and not only her parents, but also numerous viewers of the channel could not get enough of the girl’s photograph.
The family continued to grow - after Rosita, Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori acquired two more children - a son, Giacomo, and a daughter, Rosalinda. The father loved all three madly, but was absolutely against their stage career, fearing that his talents would overshadow the achievements of the children.
Adriano's age today is 81 years old, and his wife Claudia is 75 years old, and they still love each other!
Meet Adriano Celentano
The future spouses first met during the filming of the film “Some Strange Guy.” Adriano and Claudia played together in this film in 1963.
The girl was extremely beautiful, talented and smart. In addition, she was selective regarding men - it was very difficult for her to please. The singer constantly organized concert performances in Rome and also planned tours in France.
She was constantly in the spotlight, always surrounded by her fans. At first she did not pay attention to Adriano, since he was famous for his bad reputation. A flamboyant macho and a hooligan - this is exactly the actor’s fame.
The girl did not like her film partner; the young man’s appearance did not attract her in any way. In addition, the girl was repelled by the guy’s indomitable energy.
Celentano did not stop constantly trying to invite the girl he liked on a date. He surrounded her with constant attention and never stopped showering her with compliments.
At that time, Adriano was already in a relationship with Milena Cantu, but this did not stop him from seeking the attention of the adamant Claudia. Unfortunately for Milena, it is for the sake of the beautiful singer that he will break up with her.
Everything was decided by a random incident, which subsequently brought the couple closer together. When the last scene in the film was being filmed, Mori was so focused on her while playing that she didn't notice that she spilled water on the wires.
Because of this, a short circuit occurred, causing the ceiling to explode. The flying fragments injured Andriano - his forehead and cheek were scratched.
Claudia was greatly embarrassed by what had happened and hurried to the young man to wipe off the blood and apologize for such carelessness.
Taking advantage of the moment, Adriano invited the girl to a cafe to drink coffee. Feeling guilty for what happened, she still agreed.
The first meeting was short and ended with a couple of kisses. As soon as the film's shooting came to an end, the meetings stopped. Adriano was waiting for concerts, but the girl was not so imbued with feelings to continue the relationship.
But the temperamental guy still couldn’t stop thinking about the beauty he never managed to win. He decided to send Mori a ticket, inviting her to his own concert. The girl politely accepted the invitation and came as a guest.
The concert was magnificent, and when it came to an end, the singer publicly declared his feelings for Claudia Mori, after which he performed a touching love song for her.
Top 10 musical compositions
Creative and active Claudia Mori began recording songs in 1964. She didn’t have many works, the choice of a married Italian turned out to be on the side of the family altar, but we can note Mori’s 10 most famous hits:
- Non succederà piu
- Buenas noches doctor
- Preghero'
- Un albero di 30 piani
- Si E' Spento Il Sole
- Non succeder piu
- Che Scherzo Mi Fai
- Io bella figlia (Tu meraviglia)
- Hei... hei... hei...
- Se Mi Ami...
Her husband's voice in some of Claudia's songs harmoniously complements the sound of her own voice. A beautiful couple in life became a beautiful creative duet on stage.
Filmography
In addition to an ear for music and a clear voice, nature endowed Mori with excellent acting talent. It's a pity that there aren't many films featuring her. Basically, Claudia Mori chose for her work those films in which her beloved husband starred. She has 22 works in 22 films, 7 films in which she was a producer, in two films the actress played herself.
The best film with the participation of Claudia Mori was recognized as “Rocco and His Brothers” (1960), which became a classic of world cinema. The plot tells the story of a widow and her five sons who are looking for a better life. The actress plays the role of a dry cleaning worker where Rocky (Alain Delon) worked.
Interesting Facts
- The picture became the best work of Luis Visconte.
- After filming the film, one of the widow’s sons, Simone (Renato Salvatori), marries his friend from the film, Nadia (Annie Girardot).
- The film adapted the work of Giovanni Testori “The Bridge over Ghisolfa” and received the “Silver Lion” at the International Exhibition Hall in Venice.
- The film adapts the biblical legend about Joseph and his brothers.
- In 1961, the film was released in America and up to half an hour of the most brutal scenes were cut from it.
- It became the first film in the Soviet box office with the indication “Forbidden for viewing by children under 16 years of age.”
The most disastrous film with Maury's participation was the film “Joan Louis” (1985). The idea of the film and its production belonged to Adriano Celentano, who played the leading role of the new Christ. The idea of the film that permeates it from beginning to end is “life is love.” The film seemed too heavy to the audience, despite some successful musical and choreographic scenes.
To support her husband and his film, Mori flew with him to the Soviet Union, where Adriano gave 2 concerts at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.
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The last film with Celentano’s participation was released in 1992, and at the beginning of the new millennium he took part in the TV series “Inspector Gluck”, in which he played the main role.
In addition, Celentano is known for his original television programs, to which he invited famous people and talked with them, accompanying the conversation with guitar accompaniment. The topics of conversation varied, including political news. In total, Celentano produced four such programs, which were a great success with viewers.
Difficulties of family life
During their long life, Adriano Celentano and his wife not only enjoyed the joys of married life, but also overcame difficulties. Claudia, like a wise wife, forgave her eccentric husband a lot and turned a blind eye to a lot. Only once did they seriously quarrel and Mori fled to a village in the mountains 800 kilometers from Rome. Adriano, unable to remain for long without the support of his beloved, hired a taxi and sent his wife a love letter that took up 32 pages. The wife could not resist such a romantic act and returned home.
Throughout his life, Adriano Celentano, despite having three children, was not absolutely faithful to his wife. He was flattered by the attention of women and every now and then he started affairs on the side.
Among the beauties of Italian cinema he conquered were Ornella Muti, Federica Moro, Carole Bouquet and others.
Restrained and far-sighted, Claudia never caused public scandals or insulted her husband in the press. She turned everything into a joke, gained patience and ended up winning. Adriano always returned to his wife and even publicly apologized to her.
Children
The son and two daughters always strived to be like their father. Claudia, as a loving mother, always supported her children and helped them as best she could. Although their father was against their acting, they always tried to work hard to prove that they were worthy of bearing the name of their parents.
Daughter Rosalind, for example, played the multifaceted and complex role of Satan in the acclaimed film “The Passion of the Christ.” She recently announced that she is gay and that she wants to marry her friend. Giacomo is known in Italy as Giacomo Gabriele, he acts in films, sings and is interested in design, and is raising his son Samuele. Rosita became an actress and TV presenter.
Wedding
Such an open gesture, against the backdrop of the singer’s popularity and the sight of crowds of his fans, still struck the girl. The couple's relationship was restored, and now the couple has become inseparable, love and passion flared up even brighter.
In 1964, the couple decided to get married. The ceremony was scheduled for July 14, and at an unusual time. To avoid publicity of the event and annoying paparazzi, they were signed at 3 am. The couple chose the Church of San Francesco (Grosseto) for this purpose.
Only close friends were allowed to come and share the happiness of the marriage. The witnesses invited to the wedding literally slept standing up, the groom complained of a headache, and for some reason the bride did not like the tie that Adriano was wearing. On this day they quarreled for the first time.
As soon as the ceremony ended, both of the rings immediately took off. The newlyweds were convinced that the rings acted as a kind of “bourgeois bond,” so after the wedding they were simply kept separately.
Once, during Adriano’s visit with his wife to Moscow in 1987, he admitted that in his youth he extremely liked the actress Ava Gardner, and his wife resembled her and, moreover, surpassed her in beauty. This was one of the reasons why Celentano was so in love with the girl and decided to marry her.
Actress today
Claudia Mori today lives with her husband far from the bustling city in her own villa. Her main interests continue to be family business and children's affairs. In 2020, the couple celebrated 54 years of marriage. Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori do not like reporters interfering in their lives, so they celebrate all memorable dates at home with their closest friends and relatives.
Recently, Adriano has repeatedly admitted to journalists that all his life, despite rumors and gossip, only Claudia owned his heart. And Claudia said that she had never met a single man in the world who was more interesting than Celentano.
Today, Claudia continues to be the director of the family company Clan Celentano and manages Adriano's company.
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